Embarrassment Is the Price of Progress. And Urgency? That’s the New Status Symbol.

Your AI-generated video will look like it was made by AI.

Good.

Because as Reid Hoffman said, “If you're not embarrassed by your first version, you launched too late.”

Embarrassment isn’t a bug. It’s a feature. It means you’re in the arena. It means you’re learning at full speed while everyone else is reading another blog post about how to “leverage GPT.”

Be real. No one remembers who almost launched. We remember who shipped.

Done > Perfect. Now More Than Ever.

You don’t need more ideas. You don’t need better tools. You need nerve.

That clever campaign in your Notes app? Worthless until it’s live.

Your “revolutionary” AI growth strategy? Vaporware until it hits the real world.

We live in a world of infinite leverage:

• AI is your free intern.

• Distribution is basically free.

• Feedback loops are instant.

So if you’re still waiting… what exactly are you waiting for?

Urgency Is the New Luxury

People with power move fast.

They say yes quickly.
They test fast.
They make reversible decisions with 70% info and figure out the rest on the fly (thanks Bezos).

Speed is a flex now.

Not because you’re rushing, but because you’re not wasting time trying to be perfect.

So yeah, your early stuff might suck. It’ll be awkward. You’ll get weird DMs from old coworkers or your wife’s friends who don’t get it.

Post it anyway.

Embarrassment is the price of progress. Urgency is the new luxury. And done is the only thing that matters.

So hit publish. Try the idea. Embrace the cringe. Then figure it out.